(17th June, 01:00, Full Moon)

Beast and the Beast

Chapter Fifthteen – Desire is no Comparison to Fear

(Please note this story has vast similarities to Beauty and the Beast, yet I claim no ownership over Beauty and the Beast, only my inspiration is stolen from the movie/book.)

Thanks a million again to Jake for letting me know about the chapter, you're a real star and let me know when you've read this chapter!

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Sakai was pacing the room, she had no idea what had happened to her companion, he hadn't returned yet and she was starting to think that the demon Diablo had decided to eat or kill him. The only thought that was worse than that one was the thought that that demon was roaming around the castle trying to find her.

She shuddered as she continued to pace up and down the room anxiously, how long would it take for the beast to find a way up to where she was? Perhaps he would break through the flooring and drag her down. She shuddered again as she stopped pacing, afraid the faint noise would give the demon a clue of where she was.

She gave a hopeless sigh. 'Why did I ever open my mouth to that old witch?' She asked herself as she considered how her life would've been if she either ignored the witch, was nice to her or actually gave her shelter; none of that was as bad as this. Nothing on earth was as bad as this situation she was in now.

She was about to scream into her companions pillow when she heard something coming towards the room, at first she felt panic but soon it subsided as she heard it was light footfalls instead of the heavy type that Diablo would make.

Soon her companion came into the room and he was completely unscathed as far as she could see, she sighed in relief, this meant that beast hadn't tried to kill or eat him. She was safe, for now at least.

"I thought you'd be asleep already." He said as he looked at her and she stared at him, still trying to find some sign of physical damage on him.

"No… I was too nervous." She confided and Baal laughed as he went to his chair and sat down, leaning his head back against the granite; he closed his eyes and smiled.

"Diablo has no interest in killing you anymore." He said and Sakai found that more comforting that he could ever imagine, the only thing she was able to think about the last few hours was how that demon would kill her if he founds her.

"That's… really great, but why doesn't he?" She couldn't resist asking the question and she waited for Baal to snap at her for asking a question, but instead he just continued to sit in his chair and smile; she found this bizarre as he wasn't this friendly usually.

"I told him what you are; he is currently planning out and recruiting an army to attack the humans." He said and Sakai didn't find that information comforting at all, she was a human and she didn't really like the idea of an army of demons attacking them, even if she didn't like humans much she didn't want them to be wiped out.

"Why do you want to attack the humans, they are much weaker than your kind is?" She asked and Baal scoffed at her reply, and then just shook his head.

"You would never understand." He said placidly and she wanted to understand, she wanted to know more, she wanted to know why he wanted to annihilate her race.

"Then make me understand!" She yelled at him softly out of irritation, though the softness of her voice was purely to avoid alerting Diablo; even if Baal said he had no interest in murdering her she still felt the need to be cautious.

"No, this war doesn't not concern you, you are of neither side anymore and I would prefer if you stayed out of it."He saw she was about to argue so he glared at her. "Or you will regret it." He hissed and she took a step back in surprise as she lowered her head.

"Have it your way." She grunted as she started to pace the room again. "Where can I sleep in this hellhole?" She asked after a second and Baal looked at her.

"I suggest you start to think positively about the place where you'll be staying." He said and she just continued to glare at him. "Though you may rest upon my bed, I don't plan to sleep for a few more hours." He said and she looked at him, obvious hesitation in her eyes but he could see the thought of sleeping against a wall fight against that hesitation.

"Fine." She muttered as she walked towards the bed and sat down on it. "Thank you." She whispered, barely audible and Baal just nodded at her sentence, he had no problem whether she thanked him or not, he was a demon after all, it meant little to him.

"I will wake you when I require rest." He said as he left the room and she stared after him like a hawk, half suspecting he would turn around and tell her it was a joke, that she had to sleep wherever she found comfortable, except his bed; but he just walked out of the room without looking back at her.

She gave a sigh of relief as she flopped backwards on the bed, spreading her arms; her body was aching and she felt exhaustion creep in under her skin. "Fine." She muttered as she closed her eyes.

She needed to rest.